With Cylon's around like Caprica Six, to heck with either religion of the humans gods dammit or the cylon one true god! All I know, is if we had holodeck technology like Trek, I would NEVER leave! That would be just way to much fun!
Posts by red21
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12BOO Letter July 8, 2032
by baltar447 indear brothers,.
with the growing popularity of "home cyborg companions" it has come to our attention that this could be a temptation among some of our weaker brothers.
the society has always published a balanced view of such cyborg companions [wt 4-2029].
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Talked to 2 Elders Today
by 2tone ini had a conversation on the phone today with two different elders today.
i dont want to post the topic that we discussed on here at this time.
they had a problem with something going on in my life and i said where is it written that this is a problem.
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red21
@2tone, you don't sound very submissive! Sheep do what they are told remember! Shear your coat...shutup and don't complain. Lambs to the slaughter, shut up and don't complain! haha
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red21
The bookstudy was the only way to really get to know anyone. Service tends to splinter into groups of friends and family. Move into a congregation and it is hard to break into those cliques. The bookstudy helped...but man, with a family and kids it was a tremendous amount of effort to get there and back. The 3 meetings a week with kids and getting home from work was kicking our butts. We got TIRED! However, I am one that was very surprised after so many years of hearing how important this was to have it cancelled. I discussed this recently with my sister who is inactive but still defends them. I asked her what they cancelled or shortened with the elimination of the BS. She emphatically implied "nothing"...but I said, they have the same two meetings now, the same school, service meeting, public talk, and watchtower study...to add the BS, something got shortened! Had to, to make room! She said she would check on that and get back to me...she never did. When the discussion of Franz was brought up to a long time Bethelite, he could only claim that him and his wife were arrogant in their opinion...however, that still didn't refute what he said in his book? I found that very interesting. They resorted to name calling...NO FACTS. I still think there are good people in JWs just as their are good people in many religions. I think virtually all of them are failed religions.
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red21
John was probably on drugs...who knows. LOL! But they always said that they wrote things as they understood them back then or what made sense to them...so, a few thousand years later, we are left to figure it out. So, if they were inspired, why not inspire them to write in a way that THEY would not understand but WE would seeing as WE are the ones that were suppose to live the fulfillment? Why could John just write it down plainer...such he would not understand but we would? I still believe in many things we were taught...but I do struggle with WHY does it have to be so hard? Why has it taken thousands of years, people, books, religions, and wasted words to figure out? Why did Russel start in one direction and then end up in another and now 100 years later, we keep going in different directions? Why so dam hard? Why not make it so plain that EVERYONE can understand it and appreciate it and not need a hundred years of publications, talks, books, assemblies, aid/insight books, latin, greek, hebrew to figure it out? The Bible says he reveals it to the simple and uneducated but they cannot figure this out either unless someone educated tries to explain it to them? Seems ass backwards doesn't it?
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Scans Of The Legal Procedures Letter
by Bangalore infound these on the gbl blog.. .
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red21
Wow...looks the GB is now the Legal Department...that was interesting. It looks like they are really being hammered legally at times!
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Scans Of The Legal Procedures Letter
by Bangalore infound these on the gbl blog.. .
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red21
So, what should be confidential at schools? I have been to schools and nothing was ever a big deal. In fact, why not let everyone known and take all the mystery out of the Torah of rules they seem to create? What are they afraid of?
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C.O. David Wesley
by 2tone ini had this guy once as a c.o.
anybody ever have this guy as there c.o.
just curious of anybody's experiences and thoughts.
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red21
Don't know about him, but a Robert or "Bob" White was an a$$ here in America!
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red21
There is a new naked maid service being advertised...I think a man can always use a naked maid!
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So,.......What Do They Do Next?
by metatron inwhat do recent events tell us?
well, the special talk seemed utterly directed at getting lapsed witnesses back into the cult.
"jehovah wants you back......".
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red21
@wha happened...I like that...sort of like Weight Watchers....internet classes, calorie counting, online support groups. "Click chat" to speak with an Elder right away"!!!! Would you like a virtual visit? Click here! This would be awesome! ;-)
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can of worms -ranting
by so confused inthe more i'm reading and thinking about what i have previously learned it just opens a whold new can of worms.. my husband and i have been reading/comparing the nwt, diaglot, reference bible, etc.
and i saw where the society added words, changed meaning, even added an entire sentence without ().
i have seen where they have emphasized sayings in the watchtower that are not in the bible like "paradise earth".
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red21
My wife shunned her sister most of her life because we were being the good little JWs. As a result, we lost allot of time with her sister and never got to know her kids. Thank goodness she did eventually say "screw it" and got in touch with her sister and she flew down and stayed with us. My wife diied last year and at least she had a few good years with her sister...but so much was lost!!!! Her sister has no interest in the truth and never will again...so what is the point? I have known so many "good witnesses" as the saying might be that often do associate with family, at least to some extent. Confused, I think it is time to get off the fence. Go on with your life. My wife and I both got tired of the "guilt" of never feeling as if you were doing enough. We have known many many witnesses but not one of them were truly a friend. I think you will get to a point where you do not miss them. The love the profess is conditional...leave and you will find how conditional it is!!!! I think you will feel better once you make up your mind, but living in limbo is no fun, so I hope you work it out! I personally do not think Witnesses are much more of a cult than any other religion or political group. If you buy into it, then you are expected to conform. No one holds a gun to your head to stay...and true, you might give something up to leave...but that are the decisions THOSE people make. This is YOUR life and you will feel better when you take back YOUR life and make YOUR own decisions! Best wishes!